Comments on: NY Governor Paterson (Pavlov?) Proposes Sin Tax On Sweet Drinks

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By: Tax Piranha

Tax Piranha — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:33:39 +0000

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By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:19:44 +0000

TomC,

Thanks for visiting.

Good point, but who amongst us is qualified to make “life-cycle cost” evaluations?

And doesn’t every single human behavior impose some cost (or benefit) on society?

Where does it end?

By: TomC

TomC — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:25:48 +0000

The premis of tax as a penalty or steering device is offbase – the benefit I see is for the use of tax to balance the life-cycle cost – poor diet adds an expense that results from the excessive use of the product on the healthcare system.

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By: Botax?

Botax? — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:05:12 +0000

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[...] year New York Governor David Patterson proposed a new 18% tax on sweet drinks. He had to drop the proposal because it was unpopular with both the beverage industry and [...]